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The Courtship of Eddie's Father

Every boy needs a mother... even if Dad has to marry her!

5.9/ 1019632h 0m

DramaComedyRomanceFamily

Although he's only seven, Eddie's got it all figured out. He wants his father, a widower, to get remarried — to the girl next door. Unfortunately, she's not one of the women that his dad's been dating.

Directed by Vincente Minnelli

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The cast

Faces behind the story

Glenn Ford

Glenn Ford

Tom Corbett

Shirley Jones

Shirley Jones

Elizabeth Marten

Stella Stevens

Stella Stevens

Dollye Daly

Ron Howard

Ron Howard

Eddie Corbett

Dina Merrill

Dina Merrill

Rita Behrens

Roberta Sherwood

Roberta Sherwood

Mrs. Livingston

Jerry Van Dyke

Jerry Van Dyke

Norman Jones

Carol Andreson

Cigarette Girl (uncredited)